BCEM 393 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Metabolic Pathway, Menton, Enzyme Inhibitor

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Enzymes Part 4
METABOLIC PATHWAY
- In the picture on the right, A, B, C, D, E,
F are six biochemical intermediates in
this hypothetical pathway
- e1, e2, e3, e4, e5 are enzymes that
catalyze the individual reactions
- Typically, F is needed in limited amount and A should be conserved unless F is needed
- B, C, D, and E are not needed, except as intermediates in the synthesis of F
- The conversion of A to B is the committed step in this
pathway
ALLOSTERIC ENZYMES
- Regulate the flux of biochemicals through metabolic
pathways
- Sense an environmental signal, for example a final product
from a pathway (feedback inhibition)
- Example: an increase in the concentration of F (in above
pathway), signals the process of A > B to stop or slow
down, to control the increasing concentration of F being
produced
- Example: a decease in the concentration of F signals the process of A > B to speed up,
to increase the amount of F being produced
- Have more complicated kinetics than Michaelis Menton kinetics
- Usually have a structure with multiple active sites
REGULATION CAN BE
MORE COMPLICATED
- K is synthesized
from biochemicals
from two metabolic
pathways
- K could be a
regulator for both
e1 and e10
- Another level of
regulation is
needed to balance the pathways producing F and I
ALLOSTERIC = OTHER STRUCTURE
- Allosteric means other structure
- The concerted model considers two forms for the enzyme:
- T form tense/tight form, less active
- R form relaxed form, more active
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In the picture on the right, a, b, c, d, e, F are six biochemical intermediates in this hypothetical pathway. E1, e2, e3, e4, e5 are enzymes that catalyze the individual reactions. Typically, f is needed in limited amount and a should be conserved unless f is needed. B, c, d, and e are not needed, except as intermediates in the synthesis of f. The conversion of a to b is the committed step in this pathway. Regulate the flux of biochemicals through metabolic pathways. Sense an environmental signal, for example a final product from a pathway (feedback inhibition) Example: an increase in the concentration of f (in above pathway), signals the process of a > b to stop or slow down, to control the increasing concentration of f being produced. Example: a decease in the concentration of f signals the process of a > b to speed up, to increase the amount of f being produced.

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